St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-16
EfaAlliinc Notes,

| On Wednesday the Chautauuua circle will
| meet ut the residence of Mr.. Hall, when a full
| programme will be given. Some of the prin-
| opal parts will be sketch on r. Give by
| Mrs. s. B. Warner: paper on the Stoics and
| Epicureans, Mrs. E. Il. Higgins; q talk on the
| Wars of the Roses by Mrs. Evans; story Joan
of Arc, William Hall; Richard III. as seen in
| Shakespeare, Miss Eta b. Higgins.
The date of the oratOrial contest of the Home
association has been fixed for Feb. 8. The
| purpose of this contest is the selecting of
| three speakers to meet the three chosen from
| the state university in the state contest some
| time in April. The speakers in the home
| contest are E. A. Montgomery, 'SS; E. E. Nc
! Crea. 'S8; w. G. Morgan, 49, Z. Fl. Ellsworth
80; and j. H. Beck, 80.
Rev. DR., Northrop, president of the state
| university, lectured in the Union chapel Fri
| day evening. His subject had been announced
as "Heroism.' but he changed it to ''Ameri-
| can Home Life There was Il large attend
| ance.
Good work is being done By the lady So
| cieties. The programme in the Browning last
| nightwas one of interest. The Misses South
wick, Albertson, Bushnell and Clark gave
| musical selections.
| DIR. S. G. Smith. of st. Paul, conducted
| chapel exercises Thursday morning. DR..
Smith will be the commencement orator for
| the united literary societies in June.
DR.. Mckinley fills the university pulpit
morning and evening. There will be services
! at Como as usual, the Hamine students as
| SiSting in the exercises.
y number Of cottage prayer meetings were
| held by DIR. Mckinley during the past week
as Il continuation of the week of prayer.
| A. J. Sutton, of 'SS, has returned from the
| Northwestern university, and says he has a
| preference for Hamline.
| The students are awaiting anXiously to
| hear the date fixed for holiday at the car
nival.
The programme Of the Atheneen society
| consisted OF IL study of o. w. Holm IS works
The noon prayer meetings are now under
| the charge of the Y. NJ. c. a.
.. H. Tandy, of 81, made his friends q call
| on Thursday.
Merriam Park Notes.
| The ReGotta club had its usual large at
| tendance last Friday evening, there being
| about one hundred present. The programme
| of the evening consisted of dancing and card
! playing, each seeming to rival the other in
| point of interest. The number of dances
! were fourteen, the enjoyment of which was
| only interrupted by supper. At the card
tables there were about forty players. Among
| the ladies present were Mesdames S. c. Nc
| Coy, NJ. Benham. B. P. Baker, 3. Provost, O.
| Rawley. D. L. Kingsburry, w. H. Crandell
! H. NJ. Crosby, W.Crosby, Chandelier. S. Jones,
| c. c. Brown, H. G. Coykendall. Irwin. E. S.
! Eddy, X. Bell, A. Refs ner, H. Hoingshead
Il
! Buckley; Misses Simons, Pease and Barley,
of Minneapolis; Miss Trott, of ST. Paul: Misses
| Searls, Eastman. Eddy, Sterrett, Baker, NJ
Hollingshead, Upham, Paine and Woodruff.
| In progressive euchre the prizes were
| awarded 10 Mrs. Rawley and Mr.. Hodgsou and
| the lone hand prizes to Mrs, Coykendall and
| Mr.. CurtsS.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Edwards, of Merriam
Park, were very pleasantly surprised on Fri
! day evening last by party of their st. Paul
| friends. Among those present were Mr..
| and Mrs. John McCullOch, Mr.. and Mrs P. +.
| Egan, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Sleeper, Mr.. and
| Mrs. J. E. Glass, Mr.. and Mrs. y. L. Mohley
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Carter, Mr.. and Mrs. Low
| don and others. The. evening passed very
merrily in an impromptu game of progressive
| euchre and music and the discussion of the
dedicate viands brought by the merrynakcrs
Rev. MIR. Campbell and family are the
guests of A. c. Campbell, of this place. Mr..
Campbell has lately returned from Africa,
| being obliged to give up his missionary work
on account of poor health. He spent FIVE
| years at the work,
The Methodists will hold services in Arion
hall until their new building is finished. Rev
George Way breaches this morning, and Pre-
| siding Elder Warner this evening.
The Presbyterian church was much i'm
proved last week by the addition of new pews
and new carpet.
On Wednesday afternoon the Chautauqua
club will meet at Miss Crllett's.
Efforts are being made to get free deliv-
| cry of the mails
Miss Baker,of Mankato, is the guest of Mrs
c. c. Brown.